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fusain
[ fyoo-zeyn, fyoo-zeyn; French fy-zan ]
noun
, plural fu·sains [fyoo-, zeynz, fyoo, -zeynz, f, y, -, zan]
- a fine charcoal used in drawing, made from the wood of the spindle tree.
- a drawing made with this charcoal.
- a blackish-gray, friable component of coal with a silky luster that leaves a charcoallike mark.
fusain
/ fjuːˈzeɪn; fyzɛ̃ /
noun
- a fine charcoal pencil or stick made from the spindle tree
- a drawing done with such a pencil
- a dull black brittle form of carbon resembling charcoal, found in certain coals
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fusain1
1865–70; < French: spindle tree, charcoal made from its wood < Vulgar Latin *fūsāgīn- (stem of *fūsāgō ), derivative of Latin fūsus spindle
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fusain1
C19: from French: spindle tree or charcoal made from it, from Vulgar Latin fūsāgō (unattested) a spindle (generally made from the spindle tree), from Latin fūsus
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